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History of the Citizenship Award

In 1996 as the result of an approach from the then Principal of the Coley Street School, the Trustees of the Foxton RSA Trust Board decided, that in accordance with the Trust Deed, it was appropriate that the Trust offered an annual Citizenship Award to a year 8 student at each of the five Primary Schools in the Foxton district and township.

Selecting the recipients each year became the responsibility of each individual school. The award consists of a Certificate, which is awarded to the annual recipient at each school, plus a cash grant.  The money is provided to assist with the expenses needed to commence a college education.  

Sometime shortly after 2000, (the early records were destroyed in the fire of 2006), the Trust approached the Manawatu College and offered an annual scholarship that could be awarded to a student in the last year of College education, who is about to enter university or some other like institution to further his/her tertiary education. The successful student is selected by the College each year.

The Scholarship consists of a Certificate plus a cash grant given to the recipient of the award, the money to be used to assist with expenses needed to further the student’s future study.

A Trustee of the Trust or an RSA member is invited each year by the Trust to represent the Trust at the annual prize giving ceremony of the college and of each primary school.

Citizenship Awards

2017 Recipients